Sky Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #433739 |
| Complementary Color | #c8bbbd |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Grey Color. The Aquaverde color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silver Sands (#dadedd) for more calm effect. Try Festoon Aqua as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c8bbbd is the best complementary color to Sky Grey. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcc8c6 complementary color is Pink Swan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Submarine are #bbc8c0 and #bbc3c8. Thus found on the left and right of #bcc8c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Submarine colors as they work well with Sky Grey.
The split-complementary Sky Grey palette consists of #c8c0bb and #c8bbc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8bbbd). Try Silver Rust and Pale Slate colors in combination with #bcc8c6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #bcc8c6 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sky Grey. Thus Ash and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sky Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, Gray Suit, and Kangaroo split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcc8c6 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sky Grey tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c8bbbd) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pink Swan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6bbc8 and #bdc8bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcc8c6 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sky Grey has a hue angle of 170°, a saturation of 9.84% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcc8c6 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #bcc8c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,200,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 0.78, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(170,9.84%,76.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170,6%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6577,-4.4661,-0.4245) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5864,56.0771,61.5312) |